Suburban reader marks 83rd year with Evening Star devotion
Mrs. Williamson, a longtime subscriber since September 1, 1905, praises the Chester Evening Star as the finest paper. She and her late husband Daniel once lived at 27 St. in Clarke County area, with children across multiple local towns, and she wishes for more Ebenezer Church news in the paper.
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Apple
Iena Star
Bill Williamson
Herbert Williamson
Senseny Road
Lutie Roland
Alexandria
Miller Keckley
Fairfax Lane
Winchester
Evening Star
Alvernie P. Williamson
Northern Virginia feeder calf sale sets Virginia record
Women traditionally know little of pedigrees yet congratulate farmers who offered feeders calves. One thousand one hundred five calves sold for a total of 133000 dollars, the largest group ever on the Virginia auction block. Fred Stine, sales manager, noted 75 percent of the lots were graded choice or good, underscoring livestock industry scale on both sides of the Blue Ridge.
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Virginia
Fred Stine
Blue Ridge
Bargain Store Extends Evening Hours to Nov 1
Open evenings until 9 pm each night through November 1 at L and F Bargain Store located at 220 North Cameron Street. Store hours are 1 pm to 10 pm daily.
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N. Cameron St
Virginia Road Traffic Sets New High In Fiscal Year
Frederick Banks 16th in Virginia In Road Traffic reports Virginia primary highways averaged 12 563 503 miles daily for the fiscal year ending July 1, up 9.48 percent from 1948. Fairfax had 671 178 and Norfolk 392 036 miles daily, while Charles City and Craig counties logged 15 020 and 14 364 respectively.
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Virginia
State Highway Department
Fairfax
Norfolk
Charles City
Craig
Frederick County
Shenandoah
Warren
Frederickson Speaks Here Tomorrow Night
Dr Otto Frederickson of Madison college Harrisonburg will address Winchester Rotary club at the George Washington hotel tomorrow evening. The talk on world history and political affairs will begin about 6 30 shifting from the usual time. Other service clubs and the public are invited to attend if accommodated.
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Otto Frederickson
Madison College
Harrisonburg
Winchester Rotary Club
George Washington Hotel
Frederickson
Woolen Co to Send Three to VMA Session
H. B. McCormac Jr L. G. Sjostrom and W. B. Goode will represent Virginia Woolen Co at the 27th annual Manufacturers Assn meeting in Richmond Friday and Saturday. They depart tomorrow night and join the annual golf meet at the Hermitage Club Friday afternoon. McCormac is a director of the Virginia Association.
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H. B. McCormac Jr
L. G. Sjostrom
W. B. Goode
Virginia Woolen Co
Manufacturers Assn
Richmond
Hermitage Club
McCormac
Virginia Association
Tragedy as Furniture Truck Plunges Into Creek
A truck carrying five people including an 18 month old plunged into Opequon Creek at Bartons, killing Brown Gouge and injuring four others. His wife and two children were among the hospitalized. driver unidentified. The wreck destroyed the truck and its furniture, with investigators unsure of the exact sequence. The Gouges were moving from North Carolina to Westminster Maryland.
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Bartonsajuriea
Brown Gouge
North Carolina
Westminster
Winchester Hospital
Belle Gouge
Edgar Fletcher Gouge
Brenda Gale Gouge
Carrola
Carrington Harrison
James Kincaid
Winchester
R. 11
Shenandoah Motor Co
Kincaid
Omps Funeral Home
Friendship
Wing
N. C
Green Denounced By Lewis for Refusing Aid
Washington October 19 John L Lewis denounced AFL President William Green for rejecting a plan to fund a 2.5 million dollar weekly strike fund for CIO steel workers and mining strikes. Lewis proposed workers contribute 250000 weekly while Green called pooling labor resources impracticable.
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John L. Lewis
AFL
William Green
Philip Murray
CIO Steel
Green
Lewis
Murray
County Homemakers to Vie For Achievement Awards
County Homemakers gather at First Baptist church for an achievement awards program with 13 club chairmen reporting on two years of work. W. Erle Edwards discusses Campbell amendments poll tax referendum ahead of Virginia’s November election. Hubbard to speak with M A Hubbard of the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, Mrs. Marl Hannum presiding.
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Frederick County
W. Erle Edwards
Campbell
Virginia
First Baptist Church
Scattered Frost Forecast Tonight With Snow in West
The Weather Bureau predicts scattered frost with a low of 35 to 40 in Winchester under clear skies. Snow falls extend across the Northern Rockies, Utah and Wyoming with Montana reporting early heavy snow and five foot drifts blocking roads.
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Winchester
Weather Bureau
Rockies
Utah
Montana
Wyoming
Truck Strike Ends Here as 3 More Companies Sign
Drivers and helpers from three motor transport lines end a walkout that began Sunday night after contract disputes with six trucking firms. The six unions and companies settled dates early today with about seven percent pay increases. About 400 workers including nonmembers were idle during the action at the Martinsburg terminal.
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AFL
Yes i P. S. Bance
Super Service
Martinsb Pike
Mason and Dixon Lines
Bloodmobile sets local record with 218 pints collected
The Red Cross bloodmobile, sponsored by Winchester Stewart Bell Jr., collected a record 218 pints at Presbyterian Church yesterday. The drive ran 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., eliminating the deficit and surpassing wartime visits. Bell notes strong community support and plans a full statistical report, with the next visit scheduled for December 6.
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Red Cross
Winchester
Bell
Four Virginia Schools Chosen for National Pilot Network
The National Education Association announced a 500‑school pilot network for audio visual demonstration centers and included four Virginia schools. Details list the venues and intent to expand instructional demonstrations across the United States.
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Newark
N. J
Department of Secondary Teachers
National Education Association
Virginia
United States
Spanos Awarded 28916 for Gas Explosion Injuries
The State Industrial Commission approved a 28916 settlement to Christos G. Spanos, 20, for burns from a June 23 gas explosion at Bayou department store. The award, funded by the Consumers Utilities Co. and its insurer, comes as a compromise in the suit against the gas supplier after ten other settlements in the blast. Spanos, hospitalized with skin grafts after the accident, had previously received 15 weekly dollars based on his 25 dollar-a-week salary.
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Richmond
State Industrial Commission Today
Christos G. Spanos
Chester
Spanos’ Guardian
Consumers Utilities Co
Spanos
Winchester Hospital
Byrd Forecasts Federal Deficit of 75 Billion
Senator Byrd told the National Retail Farm Equipment Assn that deficits will total 15 billion dollars this fiscal year and next. He criticized Dr Edwin G Nourse and the Brannan farm plan as costly and socialist, urging economy.
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Washington
Byrd
D-Va
Edwin G. Nourse
Council of Economic Advisers
Nourse
National Retail Farm Equipment Assn
Brannan
Acheson Sees Window to Cut Greek Aid as War Winds Down
Secretary of State Acheson said Greece's war with communist guerrillas is nearly over and that cutting American military aid may be indicated. He noted any decision depends on Athens’ plans for its armed forces, which exceed 200000 personnel.
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Washington
Acheson
Greece
U. S
Athens
Battle
Son
Irs
Virginia
Almond
Minimum Wave Bill Sets Higher Wage Level to 75 Cents
The Senate approved the bill raising the federal minimum wage from 40 to 75 cents an hour, sending it to President Truman. It aims to lift about 1.59 million workers, though language changes could remove some covered workers. The measure stands as a major milestone in earnings legislation.
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Jack Bell Washington
Truman
Senate
Down Motor Co., Inc
Kenneth E. Henry CO
Truman Keeps Informed On Labor. No Move On Coal or Steel
The White House said President Truman is thoroughly informed on labor developments but has no current plan to intervene in the coal or steel strikes. At White Sulphur Springs and Bluefield, miners and operators enter again into marathon contract talks as John L. Lewis attends sessions, with little progress reported and negotiations continuing behind closed doors.
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White House
Truman
Charles G. Ross
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Bluefield
United Mine Workers
John L. Lewis
United Mine Worker
Lewis
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UMW
Union
Pittsburgh
Tho
Students Try to Start Strike at Bowling Green
About 4600 students at Bowling Green University consider actions to protest campus rules. They demand abolition of the ban on unmarried coeds riding in cars, allowance of beer, free expression on the campus newspaper, and a softer campus police stance. The student senate backs the protests in sympathy but opposes a walkout, while three senate spokesmen advised against striking at a mass meeting as hecklers urged immediate action.
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Bowling Green
Las Mates Fe Molt
Bowling ‘Green University
Sene
Senate
County Represented At Poultry Meeting
Three local men attend the two day 19th annual convention of the Virginia State Poultry Federation in Richmond. They are Frederick County agents Fred Stine M. J. Pease poultry producer and Robert Waite manager of the Checkerboard Feed store.
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Virginia State Poultry Federation
Richmond
Frederick County
Fred Stine
M. J. Pease
Robert Waite
Checker« Board
Attlee pressed to cut Britain's defense costs
The article reports pressure on Prime Minister Attlee to reduce defense spending as Britain joins the Atlantic Pact and pursues cost-saving programs. Rumors of cabinet friction persist while demands from unions and party members call for cuts across Army Navy and Air Force budgets.
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Attlee
Britain
United States
Tence
London Evening Star
Snead
Whitehall
Union Congress
Saeee
Labor Party
Menual Caer
Edwards to Attend Trial Justice Meet
The Association of Trial Justices of Virginia will convene in Richmond for a two day session with addresses by Attorney General J. Lindsay Almond and Justice Willis Miller of the State Supreme Court. Frederick County Trial Justice W. Earle Edwards will attend.
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Richmond
Association of Trial Justices of Virginia
J. Lindsay Almond
Willis Miller
State Supreme Court
Frederick County
W. Earle Edwards
Democratic Caravan Launches Get Out the Vote Drive
Democratic caravan tours the state amid clashes over Campbell amendments dominating coverage. In Blackstone and Newport News officials debate the amendments while a 21 member committee oversees district representation and party leaders urge voters to study proposals before voting.
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Associated Press
Campbell
Martinsville
Blackstone
John
Rio
Congress
Newport News
Democratic Committee
Vandenberg Voices Support for Strategic Bombing Plan
General Vandenberg, Air Force chief, backs a strategic bombing program and argues Russia would be forced to respond. He warns cutting bombing strength could free Soviet production resources. He warns that joint military feuding weakens the defense establishment and stresses Congress ultimate control over service roles.
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Russia
Navy
Vandenberg
Air Force
House Armed Services Ittee
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R-Mo
D-Ga
Armed Services
Joint Chiefs
Rexall One Cent Sale Ad Notice
Pharmacy advertises a large Rexall one cent sale opening Wednesday October 19 1918 at Brook's Pharmacy with bulk deals and expanded stock for the event
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Rexall
Ad In Life
Brook’s Pharmacy
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